Detachable rubber heel



May 19, 1931. R LEE 1,805,738

DETACHABLE RUBBER HEEL Original Filed March 29, 1929 I uvmw 70R //6. J P/A/G 455 ATTORA/EVJ,

Patented May 19, 1931" i 1 3 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PING- LEE, OF WIN DSOB 'ON TARIO, CANADA 'DETAGHABLE RUBBER HEEL Application filed March 29, 1929, Serial No 351,069. Renewed march'ao, 1931.

My invention relates to improvements in tweenthe face of the rubber heel and the detachable rubber heels and the object of face of the shoe heel, so that there Wlll be the invention is to devise simple means no danger of moisture or any foreign matwhereby a rubber heel may be quickly atter entering between the rubber heel and tached or detached from the heel of the the shoe heel which would have a tendency 55 shoe and the contacting faces of whichwill to gradually loosen the rubber heel, a detcling closely together, and it consists essenrimental effect wh ch is common toall rubtially of the arrangement andconstruction her heels as heretofore made. J of parts as hereinafter more particularly eX- It may be further pointed out that by the plained.

Fig. l is a perspective View of a fragwhen the heels become worn on one side mentary portion of a boot or shoe showing they may be readily detached and nterthe heel and my rubber heel attached changed so that the Worn portion WhlCll 1s thereto. 7 generally on the outer side ofthe heel, when Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the boot. the heel is placed on the heel of the other 65 I or shoe heel and rubber heel separated. boot will be on the inside so that the unworn Fig. 3 is a sectional View through the shoe portion ofthe heel would then receive the heel and rubber heel showing the detachable Wear, and thus even up the heel, and when connection therebetween. V such part has become worn it may be again.

In the drawings like characters of referinterchanged, this operatioibbeing repeat- 7 ence indicate correspondingparts in each edly done so as to materially increase the figure. j 4 y life of the heel. It will also be seen that- 1 indicates a portion ofa boot or shoe prothe interchanging operation may be pervided with the usual heel 2. 3 is an open formed almost instantaneously, so that.

plate which fits againstthe face of the heel, there will be not loss of time.

having its outer edge slightly spaced from hat I claim as my invention is the outer edge of the hee The combination with a, shoe heel of a 4 are dome fastener members, preferably plate provided with domefastener memformed integral with'the plate 3 and pro hers secured to the face of the heel, a rub- 1 vided with central orifices 4* through which her heel. provided with a recess conforming securing nails 5 extend into the heel. 2 of to the shape of the aforesaid plate, an opthe boot or shoe. 6 is a rubber heel which posing plate fitting within the base of the is provideol with a recess 7 conforming to recess and provided with dome, fastener rethe shape 0f the plate 3, and in Which is receiving members, such recess being of a detachable construction set forth above, 60.

35 s rted an opposing plate 8 carrying the depth greater than the combined thickness opposing members 9 of the dome fastener of the opposing plates so that when the members 4. dome fastener members are engaged the The members 9 are embedded in the rub edge portion of the rubber heel face is held her of the heel 6 and the depth of the recess compressed against the face of the shoe g 7 in which the plate 8 is inserted is slightly heel.

greater than the combined thickness of the PING LEE.

plates 8 and 3. I I

It will thus be seen that when the rubber heel 6 is applied to the shoe heel 2, and the gether to engage 'in the usual manner common to all dome fastener members that the rubber of the heel particularly adjacent the outer edge of the recess 7 will be com- 5 dome fastener members 4 and 9 pressed tof as pressed, thereby insuring of a close fit be- I 1 

